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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You can use primary sources to decide for yourself whether Columbus deserves to be honored.  This entry appears in his own log: ""A hundred castellanoes are as easily obtained for a woman as for a farm, and it is very general and there are plenty of dealers who go about looking for girls; those from nine to ten are now in demand."[/quote]

We're not honoring him. [b]We're honoring the fact that he discovered America.[/b] (And yes, I know there were already people here -- he discovered it and the people here, too, from his point of view.) We celebrate the first steps toward the creation of our country, not the man himself.[/quote]

I appreciate your overall comment, though I'd just say perhaps a better way to frame Columbus's significance is it's when the Old World met the New World in a way that "stuck."  Yes, I get that if it hadn't been him, it would have been someone else, but his voyage represent what is perhaps one of the most significant events in human history, for better and for worse.  [/quote]

The Vikings preceded him by centuries.

They were even the first ones to name North America:  Vineland.

Columbus Day should really be Viking day to honor the Vikings.[/quote]

They did, and that's why I mentioned Columbus being the first explorer that "stuck."  In other words, the first of many Europeans to venture over in a relatively short time period. 
 Perhaps it was unclear in the way I worded it, but I hope that helps explain my intent better.  [/quote]

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